10/17/2026
Bonjour, and happy spooky season! 🎃🩰✨
With so many new families twirling into our studios this fall, it feels like the perfect time to reintroduce ourselves!
👋 We’re Katie & Grant — former professional ballet dancers, tutu-obsessed parents, and the husband-and-wife team behind Tutu School Akron, Strongsville & Solon.
🖤 A throwback to two favorite spooky-season roles: Katie as Myrtha in Giselle with Texas Ballet Theater and Grant as Dracula with Dayton Ballet. For us, dress-up season was never just once a year — it was literally our job!
Between us, we’ve spent more than 45 years in the professional dance world. But becoming parents gave us a whole new perspective on ballet’s power to help little ones discover their unique sparkle.
Since bringing Tutu School HOME to Northeast Ohio in 2020, we’ve grown from one studio to three, and we’re so grateful to grow alongside our wonderful communities.
Our mission is to introduce young children to ballet through professional foundations, imaginative play, and joyful discovery — learning in ways that are natural, meaningful, and lasting . ✨
And as we enter the season of holiday candy, parties, sniffles, and time changes, we know childhood comes with its own quick changes — from joyful twirls to big feelings, sometimes all in the same class! 🎭 We’re here for all the leaps, wobbles, and charachter changes, celebrating each dancer’s unique colors along the way. 💗
Thank you for being part of our Tutu School family. Maybe changing the world really can start with one little twirl!
In Dance,
Katie & Grant 🩰
📷 Dracula Susan Kettering